Russia clears first crypto exchanges, custodians under new law
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Russia added its first regulated crypto exchanges and custodians to new registers, with Sberbank and VTB among the approved firms. Sberbank said it plans to offer Bitcoin, Ether and USDt products through its banking platforms starting Dec. 1, while domestic crypto payments remain restricted under the new framework.
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What it means
Bank customers and crypto users in Russia now have a new set of regulated providers to notice, including Sberbank and VTB on the approved lists. For people watching the market from outside the banks, the visible change is that some digital-asset services are now routed through registered exchanges and custodians rather than sitting outside the formal register.
Before this step, these firms were not listed in the new registers; now they are. What stays the same is that domestic crypto payments remain restricted, even as regulated trading and custody infrastructure begins to take shape. (per tokenpost.com)
Market reaction i
The move was larger before the first headline than after. That is an observation, not an explanation: the market also moves on things nobody publishes.
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